Quarxs

Quarxs
The Quarxs, Series of 3D animation (1991), Maurice Benayoun, 12 3-minute episodes
Directed by	Maurice Benayoun
Voices of	Alain Dorval
Country of origin	France
Original language(s)	French
Production
Running time	3 minutes
Production company(s)	Canal+
Release
Original release	1990 – 1993

Quarxs was one of the earliest computer animated series, predating ReBoot, and the first one produced in HD. It was aired between 1990 and 1993.

Each episode was made in HDTV and lasted no more than three minutes. Only twelve episodes of the original series of 100 have been created. The title was meant to describe a common name on mysterious, omnipresent and invisible creatures that were bending the laws of physics, biology, and optics, discovered by a cryptobiology researcher. The Quarxs are presented as being the only and last explanation of the imperfection of the world.

Quarxs is the only fiction animated series by Maurice Benayoun, contemporary artist who dedicates his later work to media art. The series was conceived together with François Schuiten well known Belgian comic book designer. Quarxs has been widely awarded in international events and festivals (see list below) such as SIGGRAPH, Imagina, Ars Electronica, ISEA, Images du Futur, Sitges, Tampere, International Monitor Awards… The series has been broadcast in more than 15 countries around the world.

Creatures:

Quarxs received numerous awards, shown below.